NFL game summary for 12/03/1978:

Roger Staubach's 36-yard scoring pass to Billy Joe DuPree in the fourth quarter gave Dallas the win and the NFC East title. Dallas tied the score 10-10 late in the third quarter when Scott Laidlaw faked a run off tackle and lateraled back to Staubach, who hit Tony Hill with a 40-yard touchdown pass. The Cowboys' game-winning score was set up by Harvey Martin's interception of a screen pass early in the fourth quarter. Staubach completed 15 of 27 passes for 243 yards, giving him a club record 218 completions for the season.

Team stats coming into this game (NFL ranks in parentheses):

Team		Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
New England Patriots	OFFENSE	202.0  (1)	175.2  (8)	377.2  (2)	36
	DEFENSE	111.9  (3)	172.2  (23)	284.2  (8)	39
Dallas Cowboys	OFFENSE	180.6  (3)	201.6  (1)	382.2  (1)	33
	DEFENSE	100.1  (1)	152.6  (10)	252.7  (2)	24

Line: Cowboys by 6½

Team	1	2	3	4	F
New England Patriots (10-4-0)	7	3	0	0	10
Dallas Cowboys (10-4-0)	3	0	7	7	17

( 0- 3) DAL Rafael Septien 26 yard field goal
( 7- 3) NE  Sam Cunningham 52 yard rush (David Posey kick)
(10- 3) NE  David Posey 30 yard field goal
(10-10) DAL Tony Hill 40 yard pass from Roger Staubach (Rafael Septien kick)
(10-17) DAL Billy Joe DuPree 36 yard pass from Roger Staubach (Rafael Septien kick)

                     NE              DAL
First Downs:         16              17
Rushes-yards:        36-213          35-99
Yards/rush:          5.9             2.8
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     13-29-170-2     15-27-243-0
Sacked-yards:        3-20            2-13
Net pass yards:      150             230
Net yards/pass:      4.7             7.9
Total net yards:     363             329
Total plays:         68 (52% run)    64 (54% run)  
Yards/play:          5.3             5.1
Fumbles-lost:        4-1             4-1
Turnovers:           3               1
Penalties-yards:     4-36            1-10

Attendance: 63,263

Passing:
NE: Steve Grogan, 13 of 29 for 170 yards (2 int)
DAL: Roger Staubach, 15 of 27 for 243 yards and 2 TDs

Rushing:
NE: Sam Cunningham, 14 for 93 yards and 1 TD; Andy Johnson, 14 for 80 yards; Horace Ivory, 5 for 14 yards; Steve Grogan, 3 for 26 yards
DAL: Tony Dorsett, 15 for 49 yards; Scott Laidlaw, 13 for 40 yards; Roger Staubach, 7 for 10 yards

Receiving:
NE: Harold Jackson, 6 for 80 yards; Stanley Morgan, 3 for 42 yards; Russ Francis, 2 for 34 yards; Andy Johnson, 1 for 9 yards; Sam Cunningham, 1 for 5 yards
DAL: Tony Hill, 4 for 72 yards and 1 TD; Preston Pearson, 4 for 39 yards; Tony Dorsett, 3 for 31 yards; Billy Joe DuPree, 2 for 53 yards and 1 TD; Scott Laidlaw, 2 for 48 yards

Kick returns:
NE: Horace Ivory, 2 for 49 yards; Don Westbrook, 1 for 33 yards
DAL: Butch Johnson, 3 for 57 yards

Punt returns:
NE: Mike Haynes, 2 for 39 yards; Stanley Morgan, 2 for 20 yards
DAL: Butch Johnson, 3 for 29 yards

Interceptions:
DAL: Charlie Waters, 1 for 18 yards; Harvey Martin, 1 for 7 yards

Punting:
NE: Jerrel Wilson, 5 for 196 yards
DAL: Danny White, 8 for 308 yards

Field Goals:
NE: David Posey, 1/4
DAL: Rafael Septien, 1/1

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